Where was the 100th object's glamour? Alongside number 93 for instance – Hokusai's The Great Wave – the 100th object appeared rather unexciting, the opposite of inspirational. And this, after all, was surely meant to be the pinnacle of the programme, the final instalment in a huge undertaking for both Radio 4 and the station's listeners.

And that, perhaps, was the problem. When you consider the brief – "an object that tells the story of the ingenuity and the challenges that shape humanity in the 21st century" – the solar lamp actually seems a strong choice for 100th object; the pick of a shortlist that also included a Drogba Chelsea shirt, an Antarctic suit, a mobile phone and a mortar and pestle. It might have been nice if some of the objects had been a bit more aesthetically pleasing, but all highlighted the globalisation that characterises the modern era.

That decision, however, was not as odd as the one that saw two products shoehorned into the final slot. Because above all else, the solar charger and lamp seemed underwhelming as a 100th object because they aren't one object. It didn't make sense: why mess with the formula of what has been, at times, a riveting programme right at the final moment? Surely just the solar panel would have sufficed.

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